//------------------------------// // 18 Cracks in the rock part 2 // Story: A Family From The Moon // by GhostCreator //------------------------------// Discord stretched his mismatched parts, popping and rearranging them to his satisfaction. He was floating above Celestia, teasing her to do something. "Ahh, how nice to finally move from your spot, don't you think, Celestia?" He glared at her. "But it seems that you are still the same." He reached behind her, surprising her by taking a very similar dol to her."Still princess, still ruling, still almighty." He tossed it away."How boring!" He let out a yawn, emphasizing his boredom. "Enough, Discord! I don't know how you escaped, but you won't be free for ..." Before she could utter another word, Discord zipped her mouth. She tried using her magic to undo his spell, but she found it harder than she thought. "Like always the same talk and same story. You really should work on your manners" She was sending death stares in his direction, thought it was pointless. The chaos brought the attention of a few guards stationed nearby. " Besides, I just freed myself! I think I'm entitled to have some fun. " He snapped his claw and the floor became soap, trees giant lollipops, and hedges nets full of fishes. Guards couldn't react in time and began slipping across them like miniature carts. Some even landed in the nets. "We have quite the haul!" Laughed Discord, but was interrupted by a blast in his face. "If you don't stop with me asking nicely, then you leave me with no choice." A freed from her zipped mouth Celestia finally decided to officially face him. "Oh? But if we would start to battle here what would happen to these little fillies behind..." Discord looked behind Celestia and expected to see a teacher and her class hiding behind Celestia, with Celestia following him. Only to see nothing behind her. "...you?" He finished, quite perplexed about where they could have gone. Only to look a little bit further. There was Twilight quietly ushering the missing ponies from the garden, and judging by the distance she started soon after she was freed. "That is something new."Usually, ponies would scream, cry, hide behind things or other ponies and even some tried to fight him. But to just leave silently? That was something that the great lord of chaos had never experienced before. "Well, where were we?" Asked Celestia, preparing her magic. "Ah, yes. Putting you back to stone!" The battle just started. "Ok, you should be far enough to be somewhat safe but you all should return to your homes ASAP." Insisted Twilight. Who knows how far Discord magic can reach? She successfully, or forcefully, moved the class away from the incoming battle. "Discord is temporarily focused on Celestia, but if the books I have read are right it shouldn't take long before he would get bored of her." She informed taking into account the looks of files, colts, and their teacher. Surprisingly, the younger ponies seem less scared and more fascinated about the danger. She even had to preventsome of the more curious fillies from sneaking out to watch the fight. Why they are so fascinated by everything that can hurt them? Then she remembered that she too was such a curious brat when she was younger and often ran away from her mother. Moon wasn't very interesting after a few years. Note to yourself, apologies to mother. "Is Princess going to win?" The question asked by Cheerliee interrupted her inside debate. She was visibly disturbed by today's event. Twilight visibly signed. "It will be hard, but what we need to do is get out of their way." It wasn't a lie, but it wasn't true too. Last time Celestia and Luna needed Elements to defeat him. Without them and alone she didn't have a high chance of winning. If there was a chance, to begin with. "Princess will never lose!" An orange pegasus filly shouted. "She is the strongest in all of Equestria!" The reaffirming voices accompanied her belief."Yeah!" "Sha can command the sun. he is nothing!" They really believe that Celestia can do anything and she can't do evil. They were very eager to go back and observe Celestia. "Maybe you are right" She couldn't allow them to get back to the garden and if they decided not to follow their teacher now it would potentially cause them harm. "But if you want for her to win she needs to focus on her task. You would want somepony to interrupt you when you are concentrated, right?" She hoped that it would be enough to convince them. Some of them were already getting bored. That's getting silly now. "...I guess..." Admitted filly. Twilight smiled, hoping it would be enough to convince them to listen to their teacher. "Well, well, well" Some voice from nowhere interrupted their little conversation. They tried locating the source but there was none"I'm so sorry to interrupt such a touching moment"Conuined voice", but you have picked my interest" There was a bang and Discord appeared in a shower of confetti. Standing in mid-air wearing a mismatched suit, matching his disfigured parts was the lord of chaos. Judging by the lack of battle sound Celestia was preoccupied with something. "I must say that Celestia is still spoilsport. No fun at all" He drank the cup of tea and threw the tea behind him creating a colorful explosion. Twilight using his little rambling turned her head to the teacher and said. "Go!" And then went back on Discord. I have picked his interest, I hope that it isn't what I think he meant"What do you want?" Gathering her resolves Twilight asked. Discord looked at her. "What do I want?" He asked her like it was something well known."Well, Miss Celestia's student I want a little bit of fun" His spreading smile was telling something else. She didn't like it any bit, so just in case she started preparing her magic."I was turned to stone for thousands of years, everyone would want to meet others after all this time." He snapped his claw canceling her magic. "Without any interruptions." "Discord!" The being that name described turned his head to the possible source of this voice. "It seems Celestia freed herself. But it doesn't matter she will play my game. Back to the topic of our wonderful conversation why I wouldn't..." He turned his head back only to see the lack of a purple unicorn. The second time she used his focus time against him. He smiled. He liked her even more. "Oh we will have such a wonderful time" He vanished starting his little game of chaos. In the meantime, Twilight was galloping through the city as far from Discord as she could. Simultaneously calling for Star as she needed to send her mother a message. She was never far from her but chaos wasn't helping them. Finally Twilight spotted her near the park trying to find her in the ever-changing chaotic playground. "Star!" She shouted bringing the attention of her pet to her. She soon flew to her and landed on her outstretched hoof. She was visibly shaken. Not she only. "I need to send my mother a message and I'm pretty sure Discord would allow normal magic to work. Can I count on you?" "Who!" "Good!" She tied a little letter to her claw. She didn't have much more time. "Go, and don't worry about me." With this Star flew away. Twilight was tracking her movements before she could no longer see her, the she turned. "Now let's see how annoying I can be" The best way, from her mother's stories, to battle against Discord is to make him eat his own words. Not literally. Otherwise, it doesn't help. Something wasn't right. The day started like any other but there was something in the air that just made her uneasy. At least more than normal. It didn't stop after breakfast. It didn't stop after dinner. No. It was like it built up even more. She couldn't help but worry about her daughter. She was planning how to upgrade the temporary prison for Cadence when she heard banging on the window. "Huh?" She looked around trying to locate the window. Soon she located it and a creature responsible for noise. "Star? What are you doing here?" It was agreed that she would only show up at night to avoid suspicions and deliver messages since she was supposed to be in Canterlot."Come here fast" She opened the windows to let the bird inside. Then she checked if anypony saw her. When she confirmed nothing was out of the ordinary she closed the window. "Ok, what brings you here my little friend?" As to answer her question she raised one of her legs. Only then Luna saw that there was a small letter tied to it. "That's not good" She soon untied the letter and saw its contents. There was only one sentence built with three words. Discord is free. WHAT? There wasn't anything extraordinary in Ponyville, but if her daughter was right it was only a matter of time before he would go here. She needed to act quickly. Elements of Harmony were gone safe the Element of Magic, so she needed to find something else. Thousands of years ago, only after Celestia and I found Elements we were able to seal him. How we can stop him now? She shook her head.There is no point thinking about it now. I had to do something. And there is still Cadence and Celestia. She had a little time to decide. Discord is an unpredictable being, doing whatever he wants. Twilight could be uncovered anytime soon or he could as well make her alicornation his doings. But one thing for sure he could be left alone. It seems that I had to meet Celestia again. She gathered a few things to help her in the incoming battle. But I will be prepared this time. With this in mind, she left the library and galloped to the Everfree.